FoshaBen, thanks for keeping us on track.
As far as a metro-government is concerned, I am all for it; however, this has been discussed and bantered about for years without success. The points you brought up are valid and have all been rejected in the past. Maybe someone with a fresh approach can be successful with this. I certainly hope so and do not count it out yet, just the optimist in me I guess.
Yes, jobs first! But, how do we get industry to come here when our town is in such a mess? What company wants to bring their business here when our leadership is living in the dark ages? We need to turn things around and get progressive and energetic. We need to make ourselves more attractive (not pretty KS) to investors. This is a difficult task when there is no money and with our "leadership" making sure they are not going anywhere.